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Enclosing Asbestos With Suspended Ceiling?

I have a small brick lean-to which has asbestos insulating board fixed on battens under the roof tiles. Is it feasible, and indeed advisable, to enclose these with a second suspended ceiling to make...

imac

Telegraph Toughie

9a Airborne group stop operating (4,2) -a-- -p TIA

davewr

Transfering Music Cassettes

I was going to try to put some music onto CDs but most of the the information I've read says that the cables linking the player to the computer should not go into the microphone socket. That seems to...

callboy

Heating Not Working After Radiator Replaced

I recently decorated the bathroom and removed the radiator,as I've done before,but when the radiator was replaced the heating was turned on to bleed the radiator but the heating is not working. It was...

Chipchopper

Aging Timber Techniques

I'm looking at ways to artificially age timber (oak in particular) using easily available materials that come to hand. T I A...

Northumbrian

Ring Circuits

If a lighting circuit is totally interrupted to fit a new ceiling rose, should this interfere with outlets on one side of the circuit?

RATTER15

Fao. The Builder. Could You Recommend A Decent Bench Saw?

I am looking at buying a bench/ table saw that will allow me to cut all angles for mitres etc. It will be mostly used for rough cutting wood for making field shelters for farm animals, stables etc....

RATTER15

Would It Be Practical To Make A Wooden Water Tank For Ducks To Swim In?

I really don't want to have old baths in the run for the ducks, they look so tacky and messy. on watching the video it got me thinking that I could make a wooden duck pond with shiplap joints and then...

Gizmonster

Painting A New Fence - What To Use ????

I'm after a creosote-type covering, that will last forever ...... well, maybe not quite that long !! I've just done 2 panels in Creotreat:...

Noggin-the-Nog

Central Heating Flue Pipe

Can my new central heating (condensing) boiler output through a gable wall without the need to add an external pipe (in the same way as a hob extractor fan does)?...

butcherbilly1324

Sunday Post Cryptic

9 across returning to help gauge width 8 d?a?e?e? i was thinking diameter not sure why.

mikesnook1

Unlocking Code For Dvd Recorder Lg Rht 599H

i have tried all the sites that advertise they have unlocking codes,it is costing me a small fortune to access their sites,without finding the code i want,so i'm asking you clever people out their, if...

sigma

Cost Of Relaying Concrete Floor

Can any one give a guide price to remove a concrete floor, dig out the red clay base and replace with hard core and relay the floor in a 10 x 10 room.

kia cat

For The Builder And Team

we've treated ourselves to a marble statue for the garden. It needs to be on a plinth to display it better and to stop dog using it as a lampost. Have some old marble floor tiles, which I thought I...

Donaldinho

Times2Crosswordno6062

7A Impossible to rectify - ?r?????r?a?e 2D Composer born 1813 3D Composer born 1813...

chrisgolf2

Painting Old Tiles ( Cardinal Red )

Has anyone experiance painting over inside window ledge tiles .they are that cardinal red type of tile horrible. can one remove the colour or cover with tile paint ? thanks for any advice...

AB Editor

Badges And Bests - Part 95: We Think We're Done (Slight Return)

Morning All, Can you have a look at your best answer, number of questions, badges etc please? And let me know if they match correctly or if you see anything "odd" :)...

kayone

How Many Amps Can A 6Mm Cable Carry

I,m getting a 14.8kW range cooker and want to know if it will be OK to connect to an existing 6mm cable to a 30amp fuse.

Mattk

Replacing A Radiator Thermostat

The temp control dial on our radiator has broken off. There is no urgency as the radiator still works and isn't really needed at the moment but I obviously need to replace it. From trawling t'internet...

emmie

Paint

i have some wooden items i would like to paint, can you only use wood type paint as i have been told in the shop, like satinwood paint, or any old paint. It's a matter of cost, but happy to be guided...

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